How Long Does a Hot Flash Last?
Hot flashes may last two to three minutes or up to 30 minutes. They may occur several times a day, or feel like they’re occurring all day! They can occur once a week, maybe never. Hot flashes may happen once or twice, or continue for up to ten years. No wonder women think they are going crazy! Who Experiences Hot Flashes? Seventy-five percent of women experience some form of a hot flash. Hot flashes can be a nuisance and even debilitating (when extreme) but they may have positive side to them. Vicki Noble, author of “Shakti Woman,” a book about feminine power, suggests that hot flashes can be viewed as a natural cleansing of our body. The increased temperature may be nature’s way of killing off cancer cells and viruses that might otherwise lead to illness later on. Hot flashes are rushes of heat primarily to the head and neck region occurring when blood vessels near the surface of the skin dilate. Some women have a premonition of an impending hot flash which may be felt as pressure in
